Mitt memo: 'Conservatives don't trust Charlie'

On the day that New Hampshire Rep. Charlie Bass announces his support for Mitt Romney, Sarah Boxer gets her hands on a less-than-helpful internal memo explaining in candid terms why Bass is both an asset and a liability:

“Note that as we’re touting Charlie’s fiscal bona fides, he was one of 40 House Republicans to sign off on the letter to the super committee a few weeks ago saying they are open to revenue increases,” says the e-mail from Jim Merrill, Romney’s top New Hampshire strategist. “He says he means through eliminating loopholes or simplifying the tax code, but conservatives don’t trust Charlie and are guessing this means he’ll vote to raise taxes. No way to avoid it — it’s part of the Charlie package. I'm sure it’ll come up.”